Richard P. Ernst

Richard Pretlow Ernst (28 February 1858-13 April 1934) was a US Senator for Kentucky (R) from 4 March 1921 to 4 March 1927 (succeeding John C.W. Beckham and preceding Alben W. Barkley).

Biography
Richard Pretlow Ernst was born in Covington, Kentucky in 1858, and he became a lawyer in 1880. He served on the Covington City Council from 1888 to 1892 and served in the US Senate from 1921 to 1927, and he died in 1934.